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Links between spatial and mathematical skills across the preschool years / Brian N. Verdine, University of Delaware, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, University of Delaware, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Temple University, and Nora S. Newcombe, Temple University ; with commentary by Drew H. Bailey. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development ; v. 82, no. 1.Publication details: Boston, Massachusetts : Wiley, (c)2017.Description: 149 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781119402503
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF723.B154.L565 2017
  • LB1134
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Contents:
Methods for longitudinal study of preschool spatial and mathematical skills -- Results: considering the 2-D and 3-D trials of the TOSA separately and together -- Results: links between spatial assembly, later spatial skills, and concurrent and later mathematical skills -- Results: individual difference factors in spatial and mathematical skills -- Discussion and implications: how early spatial skills predict later spatial and mathematical skills -- Commentary. Causal inference and the spatial-math link in early childhood Drew H. Bailey.
Subject: Understanding the development of spatial skills is important for improving overall success in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields (e.g., Wai, Lubinski, Benbow, and Steiger, 2010). Children use spatial skills to understand the world and can practice them via spatial assembly activities like puzzles or blocks. These skills have been linked to success in subjects like mathematics (Mix and Cheng, 2012) and science (Pallrand and Seeber, 1984; Pribyl and Bodner, 1987). This monograph sought to answer four questions about early spatial development: 1) Can we reliably measure spatial skills in 3- and 4-year-olds?; 2) Do spatial skills measured at 3 predict spatial skills at age 5?; 3) Do preschool spatial skills predict mathematics skills at age 5?; and 4) What factors contribute to individual differences in preschool spatial skills (e.g., SES, gender, fine-motor skills, vocabulary, and executive function)? Longitudinal data generated from a new spatial skill test for 3-year-old children, called the TOSA (Test of Spatial Assembly), show that it is a reliable and valid measure of early spatial skills that provides strong prediction to spatial skills measured with established tests at age 5. New data using this measure finds links between early spatial skill and mathematics, language, and executive function skills. Analyses suggest that preschool spatial experiences may play a central role in early mathematical skills. Executive function skills further predict mathematical performance and individual differences, specifically socio-economic status, are related to spatial and mathematical skill. We conclude by exploring ways of providing rich early spatial experiences.
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Spatial skills, their development, and their links to mathematics -- Methods for longitudinal study of preschool spatial and mathematical skills -- Results: considering the 2-D and 3-D trials of the TOSA separately and together -- Results: links between spatial assembly, later spatial skills, and concurrent and later mathematical skills -- Results: individual difference factors in spatial and mathematical skills -- Discussion and implications: how early spatial skills predict later spatial and mathematical skills -- Commentary. Causal inference and the spatial-math link in early childhood Drew H. Bailey.

Understanding the development of spatial skills is important for improving overall success in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields (e.g., Wai, Lubinski, Benbow, and Steiger, 2010). Children use spatial skills to understand the world and can practice them via spatial assembly activities like puzzles or blocks. These skills have been linked to success in subjects like mathematics (Mix and Cheng, 2012) and science (Pallrand and Seeber, 1984; Pribyl and Bodner, 1987). This monograph sought to answer four questions about early spatial development: 1) Can we reliably measure spatial skills in 3- and 4-year-olds?; 2) Do spatial skills measured at 3 predict spatial skills at age 5?; 3) Do preschool spatial skills predict mathematics skills at age 5?; and 4) What factors contribute to individual differences in preschool spatial skills (e.g., SES, gender, fine-motor skills, vocabulary, and executive function)? Longitudinal data generated from a new spatial skill test for 3-year-old children, called the TOSA (Test of Spatial Assembly), show that it is a reliable and valid measure of early spatial skills that provides strong prediction to spatial skills measured with established tests at age 5. New data using this measure finds links between early spatial skill and mathematics, language, and executive function skills. Analyses suggest that preschool spatial experiences may play a central role in early mathematical skills. Executive function skills further predict mathematical performance and individual differences, specifically socio-economic status, are related to spatial and mathematical skill. We conclude by exploring ways of providing rich early spatial experiences.

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